Researching Peter Ash
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4947 people with the Ash surname? In that year Ash was ranked number 858 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Ash on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Ash and the Ash Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 5991 people with the Ash surname in the UK? Ash is now ranked number 996 for popularity in the UK. |
Ash Family Tree Databases
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Ash Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Ash surname in the USA? Ash is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
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Peter Ash (composer)
Peter Ash (born 1961, DeWitt, Iowa ) is a composer and conductor, best known for his opera The Golden Ticket (based on the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ) and for his work with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, of which he has been artistic director since 2001.
A graduate of Guildhall School of Music, Ash has conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera (where he conducted the world premiere of Tobias Picker's opera Fantastic Mr. Fox), Lisbon Opera, English Bach Festival and many other ensembles, including the Scharoun Ensemble (composed of members of the Berlin Philharmonic ) at the Salzburg Festival; in 2006, the Hungarian Cultural Centre awarded him its Bartók Prize for his performances of the composer’s music and in particular for a performance of Bluebeard’s Castle.
His first opera, Keepers of the Night, was premiered by the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus in 2007 to critical acclaim. His most recent opera, The Golden Ticket, was premiered by Opera Theatre St Louis in June 2010, repeated at the Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland in October, 2010, then recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in November, 2012, with the composer conducting. Gramophone Magazine praised the release (on the Albany label), saying "Ash's score brims with tuneful and contemporary ingredients, as well as nods to Wagner, Britten, Bernstein and others" and calling it "an uproarious and endearing operatic adventure" He has also published incidental music for Cloud 9 (play) by Caryl Churchill and music for television.His 2009 song cycle Paradox, based on texts by Willa Cather and William Shakespeare, was commissioned by mezzo-soprano Katharine Goeldner, flautist Amy Morris and pianist Michael Heaston for "The Prairie Song Project," and released on CD in 2016. Future projects include a choral work based on Roald Dahl and a third opera.
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